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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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